Katica Ivanišević
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Katica Ivanišević | |
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2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia | |
In office 23 May 1994 – 28 March 2001 | |
Preceded by | Josip Manolić |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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Born | Omišalj (now Croatia) | 11 January 1935
Nationality | Croat |
Katica Ivanišević (born 11 January 1935 in Omišalj) is a retired Croatian university professor and politician who served as the 2nd Speaker of the Chamber of Counties of Croatia, formerly the upper house of the Croatian Parliament, from 1994 until the chamber's abolition by constitutional changes in 2001. She was the first and to date only woman to serve as parliamentary speaker in an independent Croatia.
Ivanišević is a professor emeritus of the University of Rijeka. She specialized in American literature. She was the first woman rector in Croatia, serving as a rector of the University of Rijeka.
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